Oh no! It's happened again!

I went shopping with my youngest today and the male cashier had many, many piercings, and a mohican! My little one pipes up in a loud voice "He looks like a chicken!"

Again, I will never know if he heard as I didn't dare look at him!

Mommy Tip

Want to get your house work done?? Invite some playmates over!
This morning I'm looking after 2 little boys my girls have known all their life and they are all playing very nicely down in the playroom. In fact, in the 4 years we've known them, none of these children has ever had a cross word with each other - EVER!
Consequently, I'm flying round with the duster! Not having to stop to answer questions, fix toys etc.
Long may it continue - well at least till snack time!

"I'm gonna build me a treehouse""

Still no luck on a little playhouse for the garden - people have gotten wise to their popularity and are now listing them for 100 bucks! Forget that - I could buy a new one for just a little more!

My husband has decided that what we need is a tree-house! We have the perfect spot for it in a big old tree which has had a huge branch cut off leaving a nice big flat piece of trunk. Not sure when he'll get around to it but as he's told the girls he has to do it now!!

Mother's Day

What a truly lovely Mother's Day weekend I just had!
On Saturday we joined 3 other families with children the same age, who my children have known all their lives at a restaurant at a local airport. There was room for the children to play after eating and they could also go out on the balcony and watch the planes. I haven't had such a relaxing meal in years!
Then yesterday both girls got up with some other children in Church and sang a Mother's Day song they had learned -I was so proud of them! Right up till the last minute my little one said she wasn't going up but then when it came time she announce "I want to go" and she sang and everything!!
Then we went on a picnic with 3 other British families - this was lovely as it's nice to spend time with people who can relate to your background and know the same places, culture etc.
It was such a lovely w/e and while I'm not one for receiving gifts such as jewelry on Mother's Day (except for 2 homemade cards and "Happy Mother's Day" wishes from 2 little girls of course!) I did actually receive some wonderful gifts - watching my children singing with confidence, running and laughing with older children as well as their peers....these are all the gifts I could ever need.

Where do Ladybugs live?

"Where do ladybugs live?" asked my youngest the other day.

Hmmm, I'm not sure - I think they just live in plants but do they have a nest? a hive? Do I remember? Did I ever know?

I know they like flowers and our window sill (!) but where do they actually live?

Thanks to wonderquest on the internet I can now share the answer with you: "In the summer, ladybugs live in shrubs, branches, and flowers. During autumn a few to several hundred ladybugs all crawl to the same place to hibernate--a base of a tree, along a fence row, under a fallen tree, or under a rock. They crawl under leaves that protect them from the winter cold.By the way, the name, ladybug, comes from the Middle Ages when churchmen dedicated the beetle to the Virgin Mary and said, "beetle of Our Lady."

Back in the old days, farmers burned hop vines in England after the harvest to clear the fields. The fires also killed many ladybird beetles. The nursery rhyme (Ladybug ladybug, fly away home...) tells the story.(Answered by April Holladay, science correspondent, November 14, 2001)

Thanks! Answering children's questions all day long (and I mean all day long - from the minute they wake up till the minute they fall asleep!!!) is a learning curve for me too!

My girls and I love ladybugs but both girls are upset that at one time or another they've both tried to pick one up ....and squished it.... sorry ladybugs! They didn't mean too - they just wanted to play with you!

Oh, in case you're not familiar with the rhyme it's "ladybird (UK name), ladybird fly away home, your house is on fire, your children alone". This is sadly like a lot of nursery rhymes, we recite them happily as children then when we're older and think about it they are really quite sad!Perhaps I won't teach my girls this one......!

This is a new one

I find myself in a strange situation this morning. My oldest girl begged me to go to preschool today although I thought she should stay home another day as she is worn out from this tummy bug. When we got there though she didn't want to stay after all but the teacher asked if my little one might like to stay - she said yes! So for the first time in two and a half years I'm home alone with my oldest instead of my youngest!

It's a nice situation though and I hope my little one is having fun - this is her first time ever staying somewhere on her own!

Saturday?

Hi - don't usually post on the weekend but for some reason I couldn't get on this site yesterday. Sometimes I just don't understand what goes on with computers - I'm sure they really do have a 'mind of their own!"
The Snow White play went really well - my daughter knew all the steps and all the words - she's amazing! I videoed it and she was delighted to see it on the TV. My little one sat very quietly during the show and loved seeing herself clapping on the TV too!
Sadly, the inevitable has happened and my older girl has caught the tummy bug my little one has had. She seems a bit brighter today after a horrible night of throwing up every few hours. She wanted to wake her little sister in the middle of the night to tell her she was sick now too! Luckily, I managed to convince her to wait till morning...